Recent advances in seasonal and multi-annual tropical cyclone forecasting

Seasonal tropical cyclone (TC) forecasting has evolved substantially since its commencement in the early 1980s. However, present operational seasonal TC forecasting services still do not meet the requirements of society and stakeholders: current operational products are mainly basin-scale information, while more detailed sub-basin scale information such as potential risks of TC landfall is anticipated for decision making. To fill this gap and make the TC science and services move forward, this paper reviews recent research and development in seasonal tropical cyclone (TC) forecasting. In particular, this paper features new research topics on seasonal TC predictability in neutral conditions of El Nin similar to o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), emerging forecasting techniques of seasonal TC activity including Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, and multi-annual TC predictions. We also review the skill of forecast systems at predicting landfalling statistics for certain regions of the North Atlantic, Western North Pacific and South Indian oceans and discuss the gap that remains between current products and potential user's expectations. New knowledge and advanced forecasting techniques are expected to further enhance the capability of seasonal TC forecasting and lead to more actionable and fit-for-purpose products.

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Author Takaya, Y.
Caron, L.
Blake, E.
Bonnardot, F.
Bruneau, N.
Camp, J.
Chan, J.
Gregory, P.
Jones, Jhordanne
Kang, N.
Klotzbach, P. J.
Kuleshov, Y.
Leroux, M.
Lockwood, J. F.
Murakami, H.
Nishimura, A.
Pattanaik, D. R.
Philp, T. J.
Ruprich-Robert, Y.
Toumi, R.
Vitart, F.
Won, S.
Zhan, R.
Publisher UCAR/NCAR - Library
Publication Date 2023-09-01T00:00:00
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Metadata Date 2025-07-11T15:15:13.266930
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.opensky::articles:26874
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Suggested Citation Takaya, Y., Caron, L., Blake, E., Bonnardot, F., Bruneau, N., Camp, J., Chan, J., Gregory, P., Jones, Jhordanne, Kang, N., Klotzbach, P. J., Kuleshov, Y., Leroux, M., Lockwood, J. F., Murakami, H., Nishimura, A., Pattanaik, D. R., Philp, T. J., Ruprich-Robert, Y., Toumi, R., Vitart, F., Won, S., Zhan, R.. (2023). Recent advances in seasonal and multi-annual tropical cyclone forecasting. UCAR/NCAR - Library. https://n2t.org/ark:/85065/d7mc944c. Accessed 01 August 2025.

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